"From the Page to the Stage": Bringing the text to life
Led by London ACT
When & Where
Spooky Hall, in Ngau Tau Kok
Sunday, 4 December, 2005
Blurb
This workshop was designed to give participants - actors, directors, set designers and countless others - the tools they need to interpret and create drama.
After warm-up games, participants engaged in a discussion of drama and took a brief practical look at different theatre styles, and then considered the difference between scripted work and improvisation. We looked at various texts and examined three key areas in which a playwright will give clues in his or her script that the trained eye can spot.
The participants then acted in a number of extracts, applying what they had learnt about interpreting these clues.
About the Workshop Leaders
The London ACT company, direct from London, are experienced, award-winning theatre practitioners currently working in the field and bring you the freshest skills and techniques straight from the London stage. They have previously directed and choreographed the musical ‘Oliver!’, starring Rowan Atkinson with a cast of over forty children.
Jeremy Bond
“Jez” is a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Drama. A winner of the Channel Four Young Director of the Year, he was the Associate Director of the Palace Theatre, Watford in 2004. He has directed a number of sell-out productions in London ’s West End and the regions, the Edinburgh Festival and France. Awards for his acclaimed work include ‘The Time’s Critic’s Choice’ and ‘Fringe First’. He has led workshops at The Soho Theatre, The Young Vic, The Royal Court and The Old Vic – and sits on panels for various international playwriting competitions.
Melli Bond
Melli is a Master of Arts in Acting and a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and English Literature. She has worked as an actor and a teacher, building up a wealth of experience with young people. She taught the young people’s program at the Delaware Theatre Company and, in the UK , for Future Faces and Stage Coach. As an accomplished actress, Melanie has worked in England , Ireland and the USA . Critically acclaimed for her work (“an exhilarating, powerful performance” [The Stage], “a superb performance” [Time Out]), her experience spans stage, film, television and voice-overs.
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